chuckle

"As he was coming off, I said to him 'great save Nigel Martyn' because Hitchy was a Leeds fan and he had a little chuckle to himself," says Bowsley.

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

In SpaceX’s case, Musk’s people at least laid out their $28.5 trillion “math,” and you could chuckle at how silly it was.

From Slate ● Sep. 1, 2026

"Good afternoon. I heard you missed me. Here I am," Melania said with a chuckle as she opened an event in the White House Rose Garden.

From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026

“The pragmatic view is that that is not an issue that has come before us,” Justice Alito says with a chuckle.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026

Ivy rewarded her with another deep, rich chuckle.

From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix

Evans chuckles at the suggestion that today’s Dodgers are bad for the sport.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026

"With so many unanswered questions, gravity remains one of the most fascinating areas of research. It's a naturally attractive field," Gallardo chuckles.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 25, 2026

"I remember one guy said, 'I wish I could parachute outta here,'" he chuckles, dismissing it as "locker room talk".

From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026

Were those chuckles overpowered by groans and eye rolls?

From Salon ● Jun. 11, 2026

“Okay, disclaimer: I actually have ten, but I’m gonna keep it to five,” I say, and Curtis chuckles.

From "On the Come Up" by Angie Thomas

Etta says Leto "chuckled" at that, as if it were funny.

From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026

Baker smiled widely, nodded his head, greeted Ortiz in Spanish, chuckled and walked over to Ortiz and Vladimir Guerrero, giving each of them hugs and pats on the back.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026

Baldoni and his wife smiled and chuckled through the nearly five-minute long video released on Instagram on Wednesday.

From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026

And while some chuckled when Everlane and its peers boasted about being tech-savvy, millennial brands did operate differently from their predecessors.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 23, 2026

The cub licked her hands, and she chuckled in delight.

From "Tiger Boy" by Mitali Perkins

Soon the mordant Janice is chuckling to herself: “Now we’ve got ourselves a potboiler. A cheating husband. A mistress. A betrayed spouse.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026

"Brother Wang was very important. He was number one," says Enrique, chuckling knowingly.

From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026

Many are asking “What happened to Lindsey Graham?,” but nobody is chuckling.

From Slate ● Jul. 13, 2026

“I don’t think you do that if you’re a normal person,” Turner said, chuckling.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 9, 2026

Apparently not responsibility-free, he thought, then headed back into the kitchen to the sound of his mother chuckling to herself.

From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro